Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Friction clutch and vehicle equipped with the same
- Patent Title (中): 摩擦离合器和车辆配备相同
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Application No.: US12274760Application Date: 2008-11-20
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Publication No.: US08087504B2Publication Date: 2012-01-03
- Inventor: Toshinori Inomori , Yousuke Ishida
- Applicant: Toshinori Inomori , Yousuke Ishida
- Applicant Address: JP Shizuoka-ken
- Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Shizuoka-ken
- Agency: Dickstein Shapiro LLP
- Priority: JP2007-301716 20071121; JP2008-264596 20081010
- Main IPC: F16H19/00
- IPC: F16H19/00

Abstract:
A friction clutch includes clutch housing having a friction plate, a clutch boss having a clutch plate, a pressure plate, a sub clutch, and a power-assist mechanism. The power-assist mechanism receives torque from the pressure plate when the clutch is disengaged and converts the torque into a force for moving the pressure plate in a direction which separates the pressure plate from a plate group. A cam surface, which supports and guides one or more roller weights, is formed on the pressure plate. The one or more roller weights move outward in a radial direction by a movement amount according to the magnitude of centrifugal force and press the pressure plate toward the plate group with force according to the movement amount.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090127055A1 Friction Clutch and Vehicle Equipped With the Same Public/Granted day:2009-05-21
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